2019 European Championship (darts)
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The 2019 Unibet European Championship was the twelfth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which saw the top players from the thirteen European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 24–27 October 2019 at the Lokhalle in Göttingen, Germany.
2019 Unibet European Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 24–27 October 2019 | ||
Venue | Lokhalle | ||
Location | Göttingen | ||
Country | Germany | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £500,000 | ||
Winner's share | £120,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 Nathan Aspinall 170 Gerwyn Price | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Rob Cross | |||
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James Wade was the defending champion, after beating Simon Whitlock 11–8 in the 2018 final.[1] However, he was beaten 6–0 by Jonny Clayton in the first round. Clayton posted the 6th highest average in the tournament's history in the process.
Rob Cross won his third major title with an 11–6 win over Gerwyn Price in the final.[2]